Shopper&#39;s nail cleaning and polishing set



Dec.- 1 1,517,809

E. S. TIPTON SHOPPERS NAIL CLEANING A'ND POLISHING SET Filed July 141924 F7610. FIG. 9. FIG. 11.

Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES EDNA SIBLEY TIPTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOPPERS NAIL CLEANING AND POLISHING SET.

Application filed. July 14, 1924. Serial No. 725,884.

It comprises anouter case of substantially tubular construction, closedat one end and arranged to carry suitable butting material upon aportion of its outer surface; it also carries upon its outer surfacemeans for en gaging and holding a nail-stick; it further comprises acontainer adapted to contain bufiing or nail-polishing powder, saidcontainer being also of tubular form and to telescope and be carriedwithin said case. and to be removable therefrom at will. Said containeris permanently closed at one end and the other end is provided with aremovable closure element as a cork or plug, which when partiallywithdrawn from its normal, closed position, permits the powder containedwithin said container to be released or shaken therefrom. Said closuremay also be wholly removed from the container for the purpose ofpermitting the convenient re-filling of same.

One form of construction whereby my inventive idea may be suitablyembodiedis shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a complete unit of my nail cleaning andpolishing set, including a nail-stick.

Fig. 2 is an end view and projection of the adjacent, cork-carrying endof said unit illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view and projection of the adjacent, closed end of saidunit illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a side view of said set with both the powder container and itscork partially withdrawn from their respective closed positions, andwith the nail stick removed from the set.

Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section of the case of this set on lineVV of Fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is an end view and projection of the adjacent end of Fig. 5, thisbeing the open-container receivingend of said case.

Fig. 7 is a central, longitudinal section of the container of the set,the section bein taken on line VIIV1I of Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is an end View and projection of the adjacent end of Fig. 7, thisbeing the open, cork-receiving end of said container.

Fig. 9 is a side view of the cork or closure element for the container.

Fig. 10 is an end view and projection of the adjacent end of Fig. 9,which is the inner end of said closure or cork.

F ig. 11 isan end View and projection of the adjacent end of Fig. 9, thesame being the outer face of said closure.

The drawings may be taken as representing the full size of the variousmembers of my nail cleaning and polishing set, although, so long as theset is: of such a size as to adapt it to be readily carried in a handbagor in the pocket it will fulfill the object of its production.

Various kinds of material may be used in its manufacture, such asbakelite, French ivory, or any suitable. metal.

The construction illustrated in the drawings is substantially asfollows:

An outer case, 1, shown separately in Figs. 5 and 6, is provided, whichis substantially tubular in form, one end, 2, of which is preferablyclosed, the other end being open for the telescopic reception of apowdercontainer 3. Any suitable portion of the outer surface of saidcase is or may be adapted to receive, carry, or be covered by a suitablebuffing material, and, as illustrated in the drawings, one side of saidcase 1 has a dove-tail groove 4 formed therein, as shown especially inFig. 6, into which may be inserted a pad of bufling material 5 such asfelt or Chamois skin; said bufling material may be so formed as to bereadily insertable and removable at will, for the purpose of cleansingor renewal.

Upon another face of said case, and preferably located adjacent saidclosed end thereof is a projection 6 having a socket 7 formed therein,the axis of which is disposed in alinement with the longitudinal axis ofsaid case and faces toward the opposite end thereof. Said socket isprovided and adapted for the reception of one end of a nailstick 8, suchas is commonly used for manicure purposes.

Within said case 1 is telescopically inserted the powder container 3,which is also of tubular form and has a transverse shape and outsidedimensions conforming to the chamber of case 1, into which it has asufficiently snug fit to frictionally retain it therein, so that itsweight when filled with bufling powder may not cause it to droptherefrom by gravity. Said container is readily insertable within andremovable from said case, at will.

One end, 9, of said container is closed and the opposite end is openpreferably the full area of its chamber and is adapted for the receptionof a closure device which will be presently described. The exterior ofsaid open end of said container is preferably enlarged and formed into astop or abutment 10 having the same outside dimensions as the adjacentportion of the case 1; the inner face of said stop at 10 is adapted toabut against the adjacent, end face of the case 1 when the container isfully telescoped within said case, as shown in Fig. 1, and

forms a neat and symmetrical junction therewith.

For the purpose of co-operating with said socket 7 to hold thenail-stick 8 in its proper and engaged relation to the other members ofthe set, a projection 11 is formed upon the corresponding side of saidstop 10 in suitable relation to stop 6 upon case 1; a socket 12 isformed in said projection 11 in axial alinement with said socket 7.

The length of the nail stick 8 used with this set is somewhat longerthan the distance between the opposing faces of said projections 6 and11 when the members of the unit are closed, as illustrated in Fig. 1, sothat each end of the stick 8 is engaged by a socket respectively and isthus conveniently and securely retained in position, when not beingused.

Said projection may, however, be dispensed with, and the socket 7 madesufliclently deep to receive and independently carry the nail stick.

For the purpose of closing the open end of said container, also for thepurpose of releasing portions of the powder therefrom wlthout whollyopening the mouth of the conta ner, a closure element or cork,seeespecially Figs. 9, 10 and 1lis supplied, which consists essentially ofa straight, nontapermg, plug portion 18, having one corner thereofchamfered at 14; said plug is provided with a head 15 for contact withthe outer end face of the mouth of said container when the closuremember is fully inserted, as shown in Fig. 1.

lVhen powder from the container is to be released for use, as when it issprinkled upon the buffer 5, the container 3 is first removed from case1, the plug of the closure element IS then adjusted outwardly to theposition,

shown in Fig. 4, or more or less, whereupon powder may be eithersprinkled upon the buffer, or otherwise dispensed, as desired.

I claim the following:

1. A shoppers nail cleaning and polishing set comprising a tubular e: sehaving a bufling material secured to a portion of its outer surface, atubular powder-container telescopically insert-able within andwithdrawable at will from said case, one end of said container beingpermanently closed, the other end being open and arranged for thereception of a closure element, and a closure element for said containerconsisting essentially of a straight, non-tapering plug member adaptedto be inserted and longitudinally adjustable within said open end andhaving a portion of its surface removed at and extending from its innerend for a portion of its length, whereby, when said plug is adjusted inthe direction of its removal, an opening is formed for the release ofpowder from said container.

2. A shoppers nail cleanin and polishing set comprising a tubular casehaving a bulling material secured upon a portion of its outer surface,also means adapted to the engagement and retention of a nail stick, apowder-container telescopically insertablc within and removable fromvsaid case at will and having a mouth at one end thereof. and a closureelement for said mouth of said container having a plug portion arrangedto be inserted and longitudinally adjustable within said mouth wherebysaid mouth may be wholly closed or partially opened for the purposesrespectively of confining and releasing said powder.

3. A shoppers nail cleaning and polishing set comprising a tubular casearranged to have a buffing material removably and renewably carried uponits outer surface, a buffing material so carried by said case, a tubularpowder container removably carried and longitudinally movable withinsaid case, said container being closed at one end and arranged for thereception of a closure element at the other end, a closure element forsaid other end of said container consisting essentially of a plugportion adapted to be removably inserted and longitudinally adjustablewithin said last-mentioned end, a portion of the surface of said plugbeing removed so as to produce an opening for the release of powder fromsaid container through the utilization of said adj ustahility, and meanscarried by said case and said container adapted to co-operatively carrya nail stick.

4. A shoppers nail cleaning and polishing set comprising a tubular caseof substantially rectangular cross section and having a dove-tail grooveformed longitudinally of one outer face thereof, also a stick-socketcarried upon another face thereof, a powdercontainer having one open endand adapted to be telescopically carried within and removable from saidcase at will, a stick-socket carried by said container in axialalinement with said socket upon said case, said sockets being adapted toco-operatively carry a nail stick, and a closure element for said openend of said container consisting essentially of a plug portioninsertable and longitudi- 10 nally adjustable within said open end,withdrawable for the purpose of filling said container, and adaptable byreason of said adjustability, to the release of powder from saidcontainer.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDNA SIBLEY TIPTON. Witnesses:

FAY S. HovIs, ZADA M. HEPLER.

